1. Land Use and Transportation Panel Tim Maloney – Senior Policy Director, Hoosier Environmental Council Kim Irwin – Executive Director, Health by Design

2. Land Use/Transportation Tim Maloney, HEC Kim Irwin, HbD/ICAT Bill McCoy, USFWS

3. 21 st Century Transportation for Indiana Conservation Funding Tim Maloney HEC Senior Policy Director

4. Sprawl Traffic congestion Indiana’s Transportation Challenges Urban air pollution Limited funding

5. 96% of $2 billion annual state transportation spending goes to roads Over one half of “major moves” spending goes to new roads Minimal state investment in public transit No state investment in passenger rail Indiana’s Transportation Challenges

6. Indiana Transportation Challenges 6th highest road density in U.S. 4,000 bridges rated as deficient or obsolete $5.4 billion backlog in local road and street maintenance Nearly 20% of Indiana’s carbon emissions are due to transportation

7. 21 st Century Transportation Solutions A diverse and efficient transportation system that gives Hoosiers real transportation choices Indiana’s major cities connected by high speed passenger rail, and our urban areas served by light rail and bus systems

8. Local Transit Struggling Central Indiana  IndyGo barely avoided major service cuts  Express buses facing cutoff NW Indiana  South Shore commuter rail has made cuts in service Statewide  PMTF funds hit by recession

9. But cause for optimism….  Central Indiana transit plan-IndyConnect  Ridership rebounds  Public wants more transit  ICAT

10. Challenges In Funding Transit Just 3% of total state transportation budget allocated to transit Many more transit agencies competing for meager transit funding No state gas tax money goes to transit New Indiana property tax caps further reduce funding

11. Our Plan Of Action Promote IndyConnect transit legislation that enables a regional transit authority & provides for countywide referenda to approve a dedicated local option funding source  Transit advocates helped preserve IndyGo service in 2010 Build statewide coalition for transit through Indiana Citizens’ Alliance for Transit (ICAT) Partners include Central Indiana Transit Task Force, AARP, Indiana Transportation Association, MIBOR

12. What You Can Do Write to your state legislators in support of regional transit districts and dedicated transit funding district number (for ex. H86)@in.gov

13. High Speed Trains High Speed Rail Routes Through Indiana: Chicago to Detroit— funding through HSR stimulus grants Chicago to Cleveland Chicago to Indianapolis to Cincinnati Midwest high speed rail system will be incremental high speed rail: 110 mph

14.  Build support for improved & expanded passenger rail service  December 3 rd HSR Forum  Coalition: HEC, Indiana High Speed Rail Association, Mayors, Chambers of Commerce, Businesses, others High Speed Trains: Our Plan of Action

15. What You Can Do Urge city and state support for passenger rail: Write to: Honorable Gregory Ballard Mayor, City of Indianapolis 2501 City-County Bldg. Indianapolis, IN 46204

16. Proposed 142-Mile Interstate Highway with Mostly “New Terrain” Route Substantial environmental impact Over 7,000 acres destroyed High cost $3.3 billion and increasing New-Terrain I-69

17. Our Plan Of Action Support I-70 and U.S. 41 as the route for I-69Support I-70 and U.S. 41 as the route for I-69  New-terrain I-69 is not a done deal  Cost cutting on I-69, INDOT layoffs demonstrate funding obstacles Building costly new-terrain I-69 means road and bridge maintenance, transit and rail projects throughout Indiana will sufferBuilding costly new-terrain I-69 means road and bridge maintenance, transit and rail projects throughout Indiana will suffer

18. What You Can Do Contact your congressman and Senators Lugar and Coats:  Ask them to oppose federal funding for new-terrain I-69 Members of Congress  senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov  (202) 228-0360 fax  http://coats.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm http://coats.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm  (202)  Congressman ______ https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

19. Conservation Funding to protect Indiana’s Forests & Wildlife Habitats

20. Indiana’s natural areas and habitats Lowest percentage of publicly-owned lands in Midwest About 780,000 acres publicly owned –4% of Indiana’s land area Natural lands area statewide: Forestland 5.1 Million Acres (1,800 acres old growth) Wetlands 813,000 acres Prairie <2,000 acres

21. Promising new projects underway Wabash River Muscatatuck River

22. Support acquisition of more lands for state parks, state forests, fish and wildlife areas, nature preserves through the Indiana Heritage Trust Support expansion of Indiana’s national lands  Patoka River NWR, HNF, Indiana Dunes Provide annual funding for Clean Water Indiana Our Plan of Action: Conservation Funding

23. What You Can Do Ask your state legislator to support funding for the Indiana Heritage Trust and Clean Water Indiana Ask your congressman/Senators Lugar & Coats to support appropriations for federal land acquisition  Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge  Hoosier National Forest  Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

24. Write to: Indiana Legislators: district number (for ex. H86)@in.gov Members of Congress  senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov  (202) 228-0360 fax  http://coats.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm http://coats.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm  (202) fax  Congressman ______ https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml